Here's the rough draft cover of the first book of The Cost of Power.Otherwise...yeah, I think T.S. Eliot is right. April is "the cruellist month..."Or so it seems to be, at least over the past few years. It always seems like the good intentions of th...

These two critters are keeping me from running around screaming at the moment. While old Mocha is still her opinionated self, Marker boi continues to think I'm the center of his world and someone to be adored. It's nice having a horse who is basicall...

This horse. This mystery of a horse.Late winter and early spring have been a bit of a challenge because Mr. Boi is acting in a studly manner when he's in turnout with the herd, and he's been dropping his Male Appendage regularly when being handled, w...

This horse. This mystery of a horse. Late winter and early spring have been a bit of a challenge because Mr. Boi is acting in a studly manner when he’s in turnout with the herd, and he’s been dropping his … Continue reading →

Another winter when it feels like the seasons have shifted somewhat. I got up this morning to an intense snow flurry. Now the sun is shining, hardly any clouds in the sky, and there's an inch and a half of snow on the ground that will probably melt o...

Well, I got all ambitious and...nope, it's not gonna work for being aggressive about blogging.The first two months of 2024 have been somewhat of a coming to terms with myself about writing, letting go of ambitions, and accepting the fate of obscurity...

Well, I got all ambitious and…nope, it’s not gonna work for being aggressive about blogging. The first two months of 2024 have been somewhat of a coming to terms with myself about writing, letting go of ambitions, and accepting the … Continue reading...

Note: I should have probably posted this two weeks ago, but I was still working things out when it came to Substack alternatives. I may still have more to do, but…here we are, the promised response to Yann LeCun’s December … Continue reading →

Yeah, yeah, I know, this doesn’t fit the current fashion to have your blog posts all neatly organized and corralled because I’m drafting this just before posting, and it’s not on the list of things to post. And I am … Continue reading →

This picture of mallard ducks in a snow-covered wheat stubblefield just amazes me. They moved in when subzero temperatures hit, creating these nests in the snow. The picture really doesn’t do it justice because I took it on the first … Continue readi...

Well hello there. I haven’t written much on this blog of late, primarily because I’ve been wrestling with burnout and, for lack of a better word, depression over a number of factors, some of which I’ll talk about here. A … Continue reading →

Has it been three months since a certain bay Arab-ish gelding came into our lives? Well, yes, it has been. And while it’s been a learning experience for The Boi as I work with him to fill in training holes, … Continue reading →

As I prepare to write the Goddess’s Vision series, one task that was on my mind was the rerelease of the first series set in that world, Goddess’s Honor. I had a number of reasons for rereleasing Goddess’s Honor in … Continue reading →

Isn’t that just a boopable nose? He certainly thinks so. The Boi keeps on making progress. Sometimes he surprises me because he picks some things up faster than Mocha did at the same stage of training. And then I have … Continue reading →

Well, I’m starting to see the value of this exercise, something like…thirty-four weeks into it? Because this week is suddenly all about projects getting completed and coming together. I wouldn’t have realized just how big an accomplishment this was i...